With some of the heavy hitters in the 3-year-old male division eyeing targets down the line, the $150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) came up as a wide-open affair with points toward the Road to the Kentucky Derby on the line Feb. 3 at Santa Anita.

Grade 1 winner Firenze Fire looks to go two-for-two at Aqueduct Racetrack and boost his standing in the Road to the Kentucky Derby in the process when he heads a compact field of six in the $250,000 Withers Stakes (G3) Feb. 3.

After closing 2017 with a runner-up finish in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T), West Point Thoroughbreds' Untamed Domain will begin his 3-year-old season Feb. 3 in the $100,000 Dania Beach Stakes (G3T) at Gulfstream Park.

An earner of $804,395, Rainbow Heir has been retired from racing and arrived Jan. 30 at Ocala Stud Farm in Florida, where he will take up his new career as a stallion in 2018. His fee has been set at $3,500 stands and nurses.

The 2017 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) winner, after unsuccessful trips to Belmont Park and Sha Tin last year, likely will stay in Southern California until a planned defense of his title in the World Championships at Churchill Downs in November.

With $16 million up for grabs and an unmistakably Miami atmosphere, the 2018 Pegasus World Cup stage was set. From celebrities like Ludacris and Post Malone to racing stars like Gun Runner, it was a can't-miss event in South Florida.

Anticipation is high for Enable's 2018 return to racing and a possible defense of her Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) crown, which is far different from the expectations the Juddmonte Farm homebred faced this time last year.

Behind every Thoroughbred that makes its way to the racetrack is a team of people who have plowed plenty of capital and sweat equity into turning a dream into a reality. And there is always a great backstory.